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Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: L’abbatiale romane (Bibliothèque de la Société Française d’Archéologie. Nouvelle série, 1). By Eliane Vergnolle
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1072
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Reviewer:
McNeill, John (McNeill, John)
Subjects
buildings:
Abbey of Fleury, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France
dates:
1000-1099 BC / 1100-1199
styles:
Romanesque
subjects:
Religious architecture / Monasteries / Benedictines / Benedict of Nursia, Saint
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: L’abbatiale romane (Bibliothèque de la Société Française d’Archéologie. Nouvelle série, 1) By Eliane Vergnolle. 272 pp. incl. 433 col. + b. & w. ills. (Société Française d’Archéologie, Paris, 2018), €35. ISBN 978–2–901837–75–6. | :
Book Review
Eve’s Apple to the Last Supper: Picturing Food in the Bible by C.M. Kauffmann
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 605-606
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Reviewer:
Law-Turner, Frederica C.E. (Law-Turner, Frederica C.E.)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1499 / 1500-1699 / 0200-0299 / 0300-0399 / 0400-0499 / 0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999 / 1000-1099 / 1100-1199
media:
Illuminated manuscripts / Murals / Stained glass / Mosaics / Oil painting (technique)
subjects:
Feasts / Bible stories / Adam and Eve / Jesus Christ: Last Supper / Typology / Belshazzar's Feast / Jesus Christ: Supper at Emmaus
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Eve’s Apple to the Last Supper: Picturing Food in the Bible by C.M. Kauffmann. 184 pp. incl. 157 col. + 2 b. & w. ills. (Boydell & Brewer, Rochester, 2017), | :
Book Review
Le miniature della Fondazione Giorgio Cini: Pagine, Ritagli, Manoscritti. Edited by Massimo Medica and Federica Toniolo
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 167-168
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Reviewer:
Panayotova, Stella (Panayotova, Stella)
Subjects
artists:
Birago, Giovan Pietro
collectors and dealers:
Cini, Vittorio / Hoepli, Ulrico / Murray, Charles Fairfax
dates:
1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999
media:
Miniatures (paintings) / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts
museums and institutions:
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Collecting / Collections / Patronage / Catalogues / Archives / Bibliographies / Provenance / Revolution (France: 1789-1799) / Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Communion of the Apostles in initial C, by Maestro Olivetano or Frate Girolamo da Milano. 1439. Tempera and gold leaf on parchment, 36 by 31.3 cm. (Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice).
Book Review
Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. By Julian Flannery
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 166
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Reviewer:
Cameron, James Alexander (Cameron, James Alexander)
Subjects
art literature:
Harvey, John H. / Pevsner, Nikolaus / Gem, Richard, Haddenham, Great Britain / Goodall, John A. A. / Sekules, Veronica
dates:
0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999 / 1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Architectural components
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
Churches / Parish churches / Towers / Spires / Steeples / Architects / Architectural historians / Architectural history / Bibliographies / Patronage / Early medieval / Late medieval / Medieval
Book Review
Die Zisterzienser: das Europa der Klöster. Edited by by Gabriele Uelsberg, Lothar Altringer, Georg Mölich, Norbert Nussbaum and Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1067-1068
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Reviewer:
Stöber, Karen (Stöber, Karen)
Subjects
dates:
1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499
media:
Architecture / Art objects / Manuscripts / Paintings / Reliquaries
museums and institutions:
LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
places:
Germany / Bonn
subjects:
Cistercian / Monks / Monasteries / Religion / Religious art / Religious architecture / Liturgy / Panel paintings / Altars / Crosses / Chalices / Churches / Patronage / Cultural history / Exhibition catalogues
Book Review
Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages. By Jack Hartnell
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 976-977
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Reviewer:
Bhalla, Niamh (Bhalla, Niamh)
Subjects
dates:
0200-0299 / 0300-0399 / 0400-0499 / 0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999 / 1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599
media:
Manuscripts / Drawings / Book illustrations / Art objects
places:
Europe
subjects:
Visual culture / Medicine / Philosophy / Theology / Art theory / Disease / Science / Relics / Treatises
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Surgical instruments in use in an operation for an anal fistula. English, c.1475–1500. Pen and ink and tempera on vellum, 25.4 by 17.8 cm. (Glasgow University Library, MS Hunter 251 fol.43v; Bridgeman Images.)
Book Review
Theophilus and the Theory and Practice of Medieval Art. By Heidi C. Gearhart
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 975-976
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Reviewer:
Kaufmann, Daniela (Kaufmann, Daniela)
Subjects
art literature:
Theophilus, act. first half 12th century / Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
dates:
1100-1199
media:
Manuscripts / Paintings / Glassware / Metalwork
places:
Germany
subjects:
Treatises / Manuals / Philosophy / Theology / Art theory / Art literature / Study and teaching / Historical context / Monks / Workshops (Organisations) / Attribution / Medieval / Electronic publishing
Book Review
The Wyvern Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork. By Paul Williamson
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 974-975
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Reviewer:
Dectot, Xavier (Dectot, Xavier)
Subjects
artists:
Buglioni, Benedetto / Ferrucci, Andrea di Piero / Morel, Jacques / Riemenschneider, Tilman
dates:
0200-0299 / 0300-0399 / 0400-0499 / 0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999 / 1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599
media:
Sculpture / Wood sculpture / Stone / Marbles / Alabaster carvings / Metalwork / Reliefs
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Europe
subjects:
Collections, Private / Catalogues / Attribution / Dating / Identification / Provenance / Patronage / Commissions / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Radiocarbon dating / Art market / Medieval / Early medieval / Late medieval / Byzantine art / Baroque / Rococo / Boxwood / Porphyry / Busts / Sarcophagi / Polychromy / Aquamanilia / Copper
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. Head of an apocalyptic elder. Western French (Parthenay), c.1160, with restorations. Limestone, height 31.5 cm. (Wyvern Collection).
Book Review
China’s Porcelain Capital: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen. By Maris Boyd Gillette
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 871
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Reviewer:
Kerr, Rose (Kerr, Rose; K., R.)
Subjects
dates:
1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999
media:
Ceramics / Porcelain
places:
China / Jingdezhen
subjects:
Chinese / Chinese Art / Decorative arts / Manufactories / Patronage / Communism / Capitalism / Anthropology
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